An Early Cretaceous enantiornithine (Aves) preserving an unlaid egg and probable medullary bone

The fossil record of the reproductive traits of early birds is limited. Here, Bailleul and colleagues describe the Cretaceous enantiornithine bird Avimaia schweitzerae, which preserves an unlaid egg in the abdominal cavity and putative medullary bone.

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Main Authors: Alida M. Bailleul, Jingmai O’Connor, Shukang Zhang, Zhiheng Li, Qiang Wang, Matthew C. Lamanna, Xufeng Zhu, Zhonghe Zhou
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/312fc03f92994e3eb2fe60c66749059e
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